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Uses of Halaven

Halaven is a prescription medicine used to treat people with breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, and who have already received certain types of anticancer medicines after their breast cancer has spread. Halaven is also used to treat liposarcoma (soft tissue cancer) that cannot be removed by surgery or is advanced (metastatic).

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Halaven Interactions

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take other chemotherapy medicines as well as other QT-prolonging medications (a specific change in heart rhythm).

Halaven Precautions

Your healthcare provider should do blood tests regularly to check your blood cell counts before you receive each dose of Halaven.

Halaven can cause a decrease in white blood cell count (neutropenia). This can make you more likely to get serious infections that could lead to death. You may need treatment in the hospital with antibiotic medicines.

Call your healthcare provider right away if you develop any of these symptoms of infection while you are receiving Halaven:

fever (temperature above 100.5°F)

chills

cough

burning or pain when you urinate.

Halaven can cause numbness, tingling, or burning in your hands and feet (neuropathy). Tell your healthcare provider if you have any of these symptoms.

Halaven can cause changes in your heartbeat (called QTc prolongation). This can cause irregular heartbeats that may lead to death. Your healthcare provider will decide if you need heart monitoring (electrocardiogram or ECG), or blood tests during your treatment with Halaven to watch for this problem.

Halaven Food Interactions

Medicines can interact with certain foods. In some cases, this may be harmful and your doctor may advise you to avoid certain foods. In the case of Halaven there are no specific foods that you must exclude from your diet when receiving this medication.

Halaven and Pregnancy

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Halaven falls into category D. There are no well done studies in pregnant women. In animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication and had some babies born with problems. This medication is expected to cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. However, in some serious situations, the benefit of using this medication may be greater than the risk of harm to the baby.

Halaven and Lactation

Tell your healthcare provider if you are breastfeeding or planning to breastfeed. It is not known if Halaven passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will take Halaven or breastfeed. You should not do both.

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